Grade 5 language arts

FREE 5th grade literacy pacing guide! This free 5th grade ELA pacing guide includes reading, writing, and language skills.

Every day I am given 100 minutes of uninterrupted language arts time in my schedule. In that time I must plan out how to get everything done. My goal is to

Teachers often have questions about what a literacy block should actually look like. How do you structure your time? When do you pull reading groups? How and when do you teach grammar? The list of questions is lengthy, and with good reason. No one really ever told us what to do! Probably because there is […]

Novel Studies that Promote Higher-Order Thinking If you read my Wonder post, you know that there is a great way to incorporate novel studies into your literacy classroom! No, not your traditional comprehension question and vocabulary

Do you have struggling writers who just don't seem to be growing? Do you have reluctant writers who don't seem to get much writing completed? In every class that I have ever taught, there has always been a handful of kiddos that just don't like writing. These students can be toughest to reach. You have

Figurative language review for similes, metaphors, hyperbole, personification, alliteration, idioms and more for upper elementary students.

Teaching students the difference between literal and inferential thinking is one of my must-do lessons of every single school year

This Language Arts Interactive Notebook is filled with over 30 pages of hands-on grammar activities for grades 4-8. Activities including everything from diagramming to figurative language.

Trying to find fun and easy ways to review inferences with your middle school students? Check out these engaging and fun inference activities and worksheets for your sixth grade, seventh grade, and eighth grade students. Your 5th grade, 6th grade, and 7th grade students will grow from the making inferences practice in these ELA worksheets. These activities and Language Arts lessons are ideal for review and are just right for students in grades 5, 6, & 7.

Do you have a daily vocabulary routine to your classroom? Do you want to become more intentional with helping your students build a rich vocabulary? Take a look at these fun, engaging and motivating vocabulary activities! A robust vocabulary helps students comprehend text, enhance their witing, and serve as a communication tool. Choose from the Building Vocabulary for Grade 2-4 or Grade 5-8 resources. Find more great teaching ideas at ShelleyGrayTeaching.com